The assistant’s power level should actually be higher than the boss’s. I’m serious. Organizationally, the person who controls access to power actually outranks the power-holder. It’s no good knowing the VP on a first-name basis if the assistant borks every attempt to get a meeting with her.

The water behind a dam is immensely powerful. But that power is only released upon the terms of the person operating the spillway.

Hey Brian, let me know if you’re in need of an exec assistant – I’ve got 18 years of experience keeping back the corporate flood waters. Although, B will need to be more in line with A than graphed above… or international travel and the occassional tennis tournament box seats thrown my way. :)